Victor Rathnayake, Date of Birth

    

Victor Rathnayake

Sri Lankan musician

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1942

Profession: singer

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Victor Rathnayake

  • Victor Rathnayake (Sinhala:??????? ???????; born 18 February 1942) is a popular Sri Lankan musician.
  • He was the first Sri Lankan musician to hold a live one-man concert; His concert known as "SA" was first performed in 1973, and was an instant success.
  • Rathnayake credits his success to his "fitting blend of Western music with Ragadari classical music." His songs deal with diverse themes that vary from love, to patriotism and Buddhism.Matara Achchi is the first film he composed music for and its Sandakada Pahana song sung by Sunil Edirisinghe is still very popular among Sinhala music fans.
  • Rathnayake also has composed music for films like Siribo Aiya, Podi Malli, Sarungale, Hulawali and Athuru Mithuru.

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